San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-22
IT Is FINISHED.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS UNDER
CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY.

/ THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS UNDER
CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY.
Alder man Lockwood Breaks Painful
Silence TO Bid the Council Good
bye,"-Hambleton Says
amen"
At the time fixed for holding the city
| council meeting yesterday only two or
three aldermen were present, and the
| mayor and his pro TEN were conspicu-
| Gus by their absence. Rustlers were
sent around, and a quorum, consisting
Of French. HambletOD, Degener, Lock-
wood, Maokey, Bergstrom, Smye and
| Meny, were soon assembled.
On motion, Alderman French was
elected to preside, and the minutes Of
last meeting being read and confirmed.
the following
PETITIONS, ETC,
were read:
Mrs. NJ. j. Garcia. for reduction of as
sessment. Referred To assessment com
mittee.
Jas. Harris, for remission OF taxes.
| Assessment committee.
| NJ. CasIunola q Son, for correction Of
assessment on dry goods stock. Assess
ment committee.
| N. II. Poor, for remoya! Of market
stand. Market committee.
| Baker Il Keller, for permission to
erect sign post on st. Mary's street.
Granted.
J NJ. Emerson, for permission to put
down a sewer on ooledad street
Granted.
Ed. Braden offered to complete King
William street improvement and walt
three months for money. Referred to
| H.. -ytfh
power TO act
Ed. Stoves, Sr., submitted bill for 1898
due for property purchased on Sycamore
street. with the statement that the city
collector had refused TO credit his tax
account with the amount. After some
discussion il was agreed that $3.50 be
| allowed Mr.. Stoves of his tax account.
Petition from County Judge Wurzbach
| and others asking condemnation Of the
Alamo ice cowpany's brewery building
on Cameron stree.
| Hsmbleton said that IL VISA manu-.
fac;uling Industry and ought 10 be en-.
cour8ged, the refOre he moved the petit
ton he received and filed.
| French thought that 1t was a matter
for the mayors attention.
| Attorney Shook, on behalf OF the petl-
TONERS and the Gas company, declared
the building fire trap loo ted too near
| the gas works, hospital and county jail,
| Lockwood thought il best to refer the
matter to the fire committee.
Smye, one of the incorporates. ex-
planned the building would be construct
ed OF fire proof iron. masking it one OF the
safest buildings In the city. because il Il
file occurred la the interim the compo-
sition walls would extinguish 1t. The
opposition was a personal and spiteGul
one, and there was too much CAPT
tai invested by business men TO waste
their money on fire trap. Lock woods
motion was then adopted.
County Commissioners Quintana and
BOerner were there to oppose the build
ing. After matters Were explained to
Quintana, he came to the conclusion
that the new building would be safer
than the gas works.
| OFFICIAL REPORT.
| Engineer Mstlack complained that
the street work ordered was not In &C.
cordance with specifications and he re-
fused to accept 1t without instructions
| This defect he admitted was mainly
owing to bad gravel, and inability to
get The steam ioller when wanted. The
report was referred to the streets and
bridges committee.
Reports from the collector. TAILOR,
wergher and street commissioner were
presented, and referred TO finance com
office.
COMMITTEES.
| Lockwood, for slree,s and bridges
committee reported on Connor's resolu-
ton for railing on rock wall of the San
Pedro on Steve's street, in order that
aldermen visiting the Fashion should
| not fall int hn a
that the matter be referred to the en-
gineer. This was done.
Lockwood, for gas and water commit
tee reported the December gas bills az
SLOT and it was ordered paid.
Mackey, for hospital committee, re-
ported that contracts for furnishing the
new hospital had been let, and it was
expected the goods would be received
about March Let.
Bergstrom. for special committee on
new streets in the fourth ward. reported
that they had not been able to see Col
Henry Gillum and therefore returned
papers.
NEW BUSINESS.
| Lockwood: That the engineer report
the names Of all persons living on Ave-
nue. ID who have failed to construct side
walks as ordered. and the mayor see
that such sidewalks are built. Adopted
Degener: That the nRvOr be inst ruct-
ed TO order two c!oss walks; one on East
| Houston street al the Maverick bank,
the other at tie corner of Avenue ID and
Houston street.
| GOODBYE.
| A motion to adjourn was then de-
Glazed in order because a painful silence
ensued.
Alderman Lockwood was the only re-
| firing alderman who cared to
say anything. Rising, with dig
nifty, he said, "Oh. no, not YETI
and then continued, saying:
"A few short moments and the fall OF
that gavel, the sickening thud of which
we have heard before. will announce
! that this council has ceased to exist. All
that will remain will be the records of
The past. These will be as lasting as
the everlasting bills and remain when
we are laid to rest in our graves. can
only say that had l the power 1 would
not change single vote | have given in
the past seven years. have always cast
my votes in accordance with my honest
convictions. With the kindest feelings
for all, with hopes for your success. and
with desire to see the city march on